also, in many cases china makes a higher quality product than america.
there are several different types of factories in china. government owned are usually the worse. foreign owned factories are among the best in the world.
in terms of overseas manufacturing, the progression from 3rd world to 1st world.
japan -> korea -> taiwan -> china -> brazil & india.
funny how japanese goods are now regarded as the best in the world when once they were treated with the same...

my feet are completely flat to the ground.
the most comfortable boots i own are alden indy's.
i do have custom orthotics though.
its still hard to wear dress shoes though because the orthotic pushes my foot to high up and my heel slips out the back of the shoe. I suppose I can get dress orthotics that are slimmer. Any thoughts on how to fix this issue?